The Personality Test Reflects That I Am

I also scored in the guardian temperament and according to advisorteam.com, we are in good company. This website suggests that George Washington and Barbra Walters also have the guardian temperament. An accurate quote about myself on the keirsey.com overview page is, “Guardians can have a lot of fun with their friends, but they are quite serious about their duties and responsibilities.” I love to have fun, laugh and have a great time, but, I am also a very hard worker and serious about my responsibilities. These results also helped me understand myself more and how I may relate to others.

I have never taken a personality test until the Keirsey Temperament test. However, the results were not that surprising to me. I was placed in the guardian category, specifically provider and protector. The guardian temperament has many traits that I can relate to. “Guardians tend to be dutiful, cautious, humble, and focused on credentials and traditions.” (David Keirsy) Due to experiences in my past, I find myself often very cautious when making decisions and also when giving advice. The other words that stuck out to me in the description were focused and loyal. Specifically focused, I am a task oriented person and once I start something, I have to finish it. This is something most people that know me will point out also.

I think that conflicts that are resolved with equal effort and commitment tend to help relationships grow stronger and last longer. For example, if my boyfriend and I got into an argument and equally communicated with one another and resolved the issue as soon as possible, this would result in a growth in our relationship. Now if my boyfriend and I got into an argument and refused to talk about and work out the problem, this would result in bigger problems and larger decisions need to be made regarding the relationship itself. Conflicts are not always classified as bad conflicts. If conflicts are constantly occurring throughout a relationship and there is not equal effort being put in on both sides of the relationship to resolve these issues, then this is no longer improving or building a relationship. This is when I believe that the two need to figure out if their relationship is worth their while. Bad conflicts are those that are not dealt with equally between the two involved and their intentions are not to overcome and build a stronger relationship. Good conflicts are those that are worked out equally and help build the relationship as time moves on. The chapter provides ways to approach a conflict and how to handle it. There are five ways people generally handle conflicts: avoidance, accommodation, competition, reactivity, or

So I now think I should be more assertive in my conflicts and stand up for myself a bit more. Accommodating is when you sacrifice your own needs for the other person and try to “maintain harmony and peace in the relationship or group” page 162 of the DeVito text. Also, I have learned strategies to manage conflict. The DeVito text states that the most effective strategies are: consider the goals you want to achieve, this is considering your goals (long and short term) and deciding if this is a conflict or argue whole heartedly about tor if you should accommodate to them. This has taught me to deeply think about and weigh the importance of the conflict and whether or not it is worth fighting about. Next, you should consider your emotional state. This has changed my views because I will now consider how my mood may clash with my conflict strategies. Then you should think about your cognitive assessment of the situation. This teaches me to consider how fair I am being to the other person. Furthermore, my personality and communication competence. This changes my views on how I see myself on conflict and how I react. I now know that I am introverted in my communication competence and that is why I shy away from conflict. Finally, my family history, this actually hasn't changed my views because although my mother and father argued about many

My Myers-Briggs Personality Test type is ESTJ (Extroverted iNtuative Thinking Judging). I am more of an extrovert rather than introvert. I believe more in logical sense rather than going for the intuition. I focus more on thinking rather than giving importance to feeling on something. Furthermore, I analyze facts and rely on judgment rather than perceiving something directly. These are some of the many ways I believe; ENTJ’s can be an efficient and effective leader and manager. I can identify more with the external environment. I am a very responsible person that has the ability to handle most tasks and problem solving critically and efficiently.

Since we’ve been together for 5 years now, since of our 3 years I decided it’s a waste of time throwing words at each other when we’re mad. According to Wood’s exit response, “because exit doesn’t address problems, it tends to be destructive.” (Wood, 2013) Depending on the person whom you engage the response too however, it can also influence the way you respond to the conflict. Aside from the person, environment can also play a toll on how I respond to conflict. If I was at work and somehow I got into a small conflict with my coworker and things started heating up, instead of being the usual me where I go hulk on them I would relax and walk away. Bashing others in public or in a working environment is a good way of showing that you’re an idiot. The reason why certain people or certain place has a toll on my conflict responses is because of values. I value my job and friends, family and partner so depending on whom it is my response might vary. Along with environment if knowledgeable you wouldn’t have a full on heater argument at work since you want to keep your job and if out in public you wouldn’t want others to know your personal business. Responding to conflict can be hard and stressful; I tend to lose focus of reality when conflicts or problems are thrown at me. I can’t stress enough on how I should handle each problem since knowing already that probably the

Guardians make up 40-45 percent of society. For the most part, I agree with this temperament. I am often called a hard worker, a distinctive quality of guardians, at my job. I am also very organized which I discovered is also a quality of people who have the guardian temperament. The other temperament i could see fitting my personality would be the rationalist temperament. I see myself as someone who likes to solve problems. On some questions it was very hard to choose an answer because I felt like both choices applied to me

In close relationships, I tend to use the compromise style and in non-intimate relationships, I tend to use accommodation. In the close relationship, I choose my mother and in the non-intimate relationship, I choose the manager in my workplace. I think the inventory was relatively accurate in assessing my conflict behavior. When I have different opinions with my mother, I tend to make a compromise. When I have a conflict with the manager, I prefer to accommodate his opinion. My conflict behavior in the two types of relationships is similar. First, I want to solve the conflict in a short time. Second, I do not want to escalate the conflict. In compromise, I strive for my self-interest and try to find a middle ground with the partner without

Conflict is a necessary part of human nature; it is not something that we can avoid. Many different factors are cataclysmic towards conflict. Goals, personalities, lack of resources, communication skills, and character values are always conflict can come about. Personality-wise, I find myself to be mostly “The Relational Person” and “ The Thinker/Analyzer”. These two personality types have a gargantuous effect on my conflict management skills in many ways. As conflict is a reality of any relationships, it is important to know the strengths and growth areas of yourself.

The first personality test I completed was the similar minds 16 factor personality test. The results of the test broke down my personality into 16 different factors to include, warmth, intellect, liveliness, dutifulness, sensitivity, anxiety, perfectionism and many more. The results of the test show how you measure on a scale of 0% to 100% for each of the 16 factors. It then tells you what a low score and a high score generally represents for each factor. A low score in warmth is presented by the adjectives cold and selfish. A high score in warmth is presented by adjectives such as supportive and comforting. Each of the 16 factors are presented in this way.

The last part of my personality test scored me at 56% for judging. I am assessed as having “…a moderate preference for judging over perceiving.” Type talk at work says that Judgers “…prefer a lifestyle that is structured, scheduled and ordered.” Judgers want a life that is organized and controlled. I am guilty of being a judger. I do want everything to be orderly, controlled and organized. If the world were perfect, everything would be decisive and planned. I Worked at an airport during the last part of my previous career in municipal government. I found plans and order at airports do not go together very well at times in the chaos of air travel. I had the privilege of working three NFL Super Bowls from the airport side. The amount of airplanes and ground transportation needed to service the attendees and the teams can be overwhelming without proper planning and logistics. The flight arrivals and the ground transportation didn’t arrivals were 24 hour operation during Super Bowl week. Thanks to great team effort on the parties involved, we were able to confront every unplanned event and turn chaos back into order. Our team was also responsible for the arrival and departure arrangements for parking and ground transportation for events from taking care of children and parents with the Make a Wish Foundation, to Presidential visits as well as major music and sporting events. All events required planning and coordination with individuals and

Communication can solve multiple problems, but that is what many couples don’t do. For the majority of the time the conflicts are based of simple

I received personality type of guardian which I can see how it fits me as the person I am right now. If I were working with a client who was struggling with what they should do with their career then I would have them take a personality test to help give them idea of what they might good at. The Keirsey test does not that long to complete. I believe that many test can be too long which lose a person interest and can decrease how accurate a test is. While doing more research on the Keirsey test an article but Miles (2006) pointed out that Keirsey makes no bones about temperament being inborn. He point out that personality types dictate how

My personality test result came out to be The Advocate, or the INFJ personality. This personality seems to be quite fitting to my self established image that I have of my own personality, I was quite surprised by this. The Advocate personality is exactly what I imagine my personality being. I have always had a hard time pinpointing my personality because I am both opinionated, and also very sensitive. The Advocate personality shares both of these traits which normally are thought to be quite opposite.

Arguing with a significant other is an undeniable part of the week or day to day life, occasionally; affecting our behavior and emotions in all areas of our lives. There are lots of reasons why couples argue with each other. It goes from arguing about simple factors to arguing about major incidents which can deeply harm the relationship. Arguments between couple deeply wear down the relationship and become one of the main reasons for separation. The quality of the relationship seems to have effects on the health of its members; harmonious interaction has a protective value and, conversely, a conflicting dynamic with fewer rewarding exchanges gives rise to discomfort and reduces the attraction we feel for the other. This in turn can lead to quarrels conditions: anxiety disorders, depression, addictions. Solving problems effectively depend on the attitude, the tone used in discussions and coming up with reasonable solutions for both.